Jacques Tourneur

Cat People (1942)

Cat People (1942)
Rating: ★★★★½
May 3, 2001Human-Feline Transformation/Psychological Ambiguity
Val Lewton’s classic work of psychological ambiguity about a woman who believes she is turning into a panther. Lewton's ingenuity was to leave the actuality of the monster one that was merely suggested
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I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 30, 2001Voodoo/Psychological Ambiguity
One of the key films from the legendary Val Lewton, this exploits a topical interest in voodoo. As with Lewton's films, this sits in an ambiguous place that leaves the actuality of the supernatural uncertain
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The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 1, 2001Murderous Morticians Comedy
Droll black comedy with Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone as morticians who decide to drum up business by murdering people. This assembles much of the team behind the Roger Corman Edgar Allan Poe films
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